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The Toure-Raichel Collective: 'Two Chefs In The Kitchen'

Idan Raichel (left) and Vieux Farka Toure's new collaborative album is The Tel-Aviv Session. Nitzan Treystman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: 'Two Chefs In The Kitchen'

April 15, 2012 • After a chance meeting acquainted Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure, the pair collaborated on an album called The Tel Aviv Session, bringing together musical elements from each of their cultures.

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

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The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

April 9, 2012 • A chance meeting in a German airport resulted in a CD collaboration between Israeli pop star Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure, the guitarist from Mali. The result, The Tel Aviv Session, is magic.

The Toure-Raichel Collective: A Collaboration By Accident

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Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

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Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

December 29, 2011 • The elegant countertenor shares some of his favorite folk music, jazz and his own (!) club tune, all in service of not being a "specialist idiot."

Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

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An Israeli Pop Producer With A Global Cast

May 10, 2009 • Idan Raichel has made his name by mixing cinematic Israeli pop with the sounds of his country's immigrant community. His latest album reaches even farther afield, with singers from Colombia, Rwanda and the Cape Verde Islands.

An Israeli Pop Producer With A Global Cast

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Israeli Musicians Find Unity in Cultural Fusion

December 6, 2006 • The Israeli group, the Idan Raichel Project, blends the music of the country's rich immigrant community with the traditional sounds of the nation. The unique mixture of Ethiopian, Arab and native Israeli music has made them stars in Israel, and paved the way for their American debut.

Israeli Musicians Find Unity in Cultural Fusion

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Israeli Pop Star Mines Ethiopian Folk Music

February 16, 2005 • Israeli musician Idan Raichel won his country's song of the year honors with a piece that mixed pop and ethnic Ethiopian music. Raichel has helped introduce the music of Israel's immigrant Ethiopian community to a wider audience and is just finishing his U.S. tour.